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I think that is how it should work but it seems if one day you decide to stop supporting your software, or stop distributing it, then you get a "left-pad" or "l
by CJefferson 4y ago
I think that is how it should work but it seems if one day you decide to stop supporting your software, or stop distributing it, then you get a "left-pad" or "log4j" situation and the whole world decides you owe them supported available software.
- bawolff 4y agoI don't think any of those things are comparable to requirements to support. Left-Pad: dev deleted their software name in a package manger. Nobody demanded any maintenance, however intentionally screwing other people over is entirely different. Dev could have just never touched left-pad again and everyone would have been fine with it. log4j: That was a maintained package, so i don't really see the comparison at all. So yeah, no requirement to maintain your software. Taking a positive action to screw other people over is going to get those people mad at you. You're free to do nothing, you're not free to intentionally cause problems without hurting your reputation.